found goulet had possessed three different handguns as well as the body armor. >> reporter: back at the scene of the officer's murder, neighbor jesse says he heard the initial volley of shots and was devastated to learn what happened. >> five minutes later a volley of gunfire, must have been about a dozen shots, and i had assumed that it was the officers firing at the suspect. but i learned that it was the other way around. >> reporter: and back now live here on the scene of santa cruz where these two officers were shot as you can see, there is a memorial growing here at the actual site. people have been coming by all afternoon leaving flowers and cards and letting officers know how appreciative they are of the service that the santa cruz police provide to the community. >> mark, you know, having worked in that community, i know it's a really tight-knit law enforcement community. last night the sheriff's department took over patrolling the city. what's happening with that today and tonight? >> indeed. the police chief of santa cruz says it all.

his officers are off duty until tomorrow morning. and the sheriff's department and the chp have assumed all patrol duties in the actual city of santa cruz to give the tight-knit police department the time they need to grieve to come together and to figure out how to deal with this tragedy one they have never faced before. >> that's going to last for a while, i take it. >> reporter: at least until tomorrow morning, is what the chief said. >> all right. mark sayre in santa cruz, thank you. now, a fire crew that was on the way to help the fallen officers ended up caught in the crossfire of the final shootout. as their truck was hit by gunfire, those firefighters jumped into action to protect people passing by. >> at least one if not more fire department personnel actually took one citizen witness to the ground trying to save her from possibly being struck by gunfire. those fire personnel should be absolutely commended for what they did. >> no firefighters were hurt in the shootout. we're learning more tonight about the gunman's past.

jeremy goulet was fired saturday from his job. he had been working as a barista at the kind grind coffee shop at the harbor. he was arrested friday for breaking into a coworkers's house making unwanted sexual advances. in 2008, goulet was convicted of peeping on a woman taking a shower in her home in portland, oregon. the woman's boyfriend caught goulet in the act and fought him. police say goulet had a gun and he fired it twice during the 20- minute struggle. >> he wouldn't let go of the gun. and that's when i bit his ear off and i was so tired i couldn't punch him anymore. >> the boyfriend says he had caught goulet peeping in their window three times that month. >> streams of people have been stopping by the santa cruz police department to lay flowers in honor of the fallen officers. as kpix 5's len ramirez tells us, a crowd is about to make its way from the community center to the police station. len. >> reporter: that's exactly right, elizabeth. the crowd was supposed to be

meeting here at about this hour. but so many people wanted to come that they moved it to the community center at the nelson community center a couple of blocks away. as you can see, this front plaza to the police department continues to be something of a community hub as people from all walks of life come to lay flowers, light a candle, say some prayers for the first officers killed in the line of duty in the long history of the santa cruz pd. >> we're having a tough time with this. we have never experienced anything like this. >> reporter: surrounded by fellow law enforcement chiefs, some visibly shaken and filled with emotion, santa cruz police chief kevin vogel struggled for the words to describe his department's loss, the city's first-ever officers killed in the line of duty. >> today we mourn the loss of our brother butch and our sister elizabeth. and we grieve with their families. >> reporter: loran "butch" baker was a 28-year veteran of the santa cruz pd, married and father of three.

he was considered the department's top investigator and served for years as a field training officer. he guided many of the younger officers including the chief. >> i considered butch tore my coworkerrer mentor and friend. >> reporter: elizabeth butler worked in patrol later assigned to narcotics and became a detective specializing in sexual assaults the type of case she was on when she was killed. she was also the mother of two young boys. >> elizabeth leaves behind her partner, peter, and her two young boys. her boys are 5 and 1. >> thank you. >> reporter: throughout the day the santa cruz pd received and outpouring of support from the community. >> i was at flower stores and i saw people crying at the flower stores doing the same thing i was doing, getting flowers to bring here because they didn't know what else to do. >> reporter: there is a growing memorial of flowers, candles and handwritten notes evidence of how devastating a blow this is to the city and community of

santa cruz. >> it's horrific for all of us. i'm sad and mad. i have all mixed emotions. i have never seen this happen in all the years i have been here to happen to the santa cruz police department. >> reporter: and the candles continue to burn here in santa cruz as they will for the coming days. later tonight, there should be a community vigil possibly making its way from the one block from the loudoun nelson community center to the police department here to show their support of the police department and their love for the fallen officers. reporting live in santa cruz, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> we wanted to know how often female officers are killed in the line of duty. in california, 24 women have died. the first was emma benson in l.a. county back in 1919. nationwide, 269 women have been killed in the line of duty. the first was back in 1916. and for more on the officers killed including this morning's press conference in its entirety, log on to our

website, cbssf.com. new at 5:00, caught redhanded. a burglar was seen running from a home in danville just after noon today. police spent the day trying to track down that suspect. their search focused on the area near fountain springs circle. officers even brought in a search dog and went through the neighborhood off i-680. so far, no sign of that suspect. the state department confirmed today a bay area couple thought to be missing in peru was never missing. and they are safe. the couple was on a bike trip in south america but they hadn't been heard from since january 25. worried family members reported them missing. in peru's tourism minister says he has now spoken with garrett hand and jamie neal and he says they laughed when they were told about the commotion they caused by not telling family members where they were. garrett's sister is holing a news conference -- holding a news conference right now and we'll have her reaction at 6:00. a busted water pipe sent hundreds of thousands of gallons of water gushing through a san francisco neighborhood. the pipe burst at about 3:00

this morning flooding cars, homes and leaving people in ankle deep water. it happened near 15th avenue and wawona street. now that the water's been shut off crews have another problem to deal with. kpix 5's phil matier is in san francisco with the permanent damage homeowners are dealing with. phil. >> reporter: that's right. you know, this is a classic story about how in an aging city some of your biggest dangers can be completely out of sight. this was the scene today as a small army of city workers private clean-up crews and insurance adjustors and stunned homeowners began digging out from the water that flooded this street when a 16" city water pipe ruptured this morning sending thousands of gallons of water up to three feet deep in some places. >> i went downstairs without any boots or anything and i was in water about a foot and a half probably. my car had water in it parked in the garage. so it was quite a mess.

>> i'm not sure our insurance even covers this. >> reporter: how come? >> they said it's ground water. >> reporter: as for permanent damage -- >> it moved elements in the foundation. >> reporter: cracks are also growing on his walls and a sinkhole has open up in his neighbor's backyard. it's too early for damage estimates but considering homes here go for about a million dollars or more each it is definitely going to cost. residents tell us that they were told the pipe may have been damaged when the city was replacing a nearby sewer line. >> there is a possibility that -- that, you know, some of that work might have impacted this work. we really don't know yet. >> reporter: or it could have been a defective well. >> that's why they removed that entire section of pipe and they are sending it off for analysis. we'll know more in a few days about the cause. >> reporter: meanwhile, the work here continues and it's obvious that the city workers are going to be working into the night as they try to fill up this hole or get the pipe back working. but i like he said, it's going to to take time to get answers exactly what happened

underground here. in san francisco, phil matier, kpix 5. san francisco has 1200 miles of water pipes. 200 miles of those are over a century old. despite what you just saw, it hasn't been this dry since the 1800s. still, bay area communities are told, doesn't panic! the reason they claim we're not headed for a drought. >> new answers in the war on diabetes. the discoveries made right here in the bay area that pinpoint what really causes the disease. >> you just heard about the dry weather. it has rained only five times in january and february combined. so it's kind of note here that two of the next seven days carry the chance of rain. find out which two they are coming up. >> and the party is a go. but who is going to foot the bill? the latest on plans to celebrate the opening of the eastern span of the new bay bridge.

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all of it before the bridge opens to traffic after the labor day weekend. transit officials are also considering charging walkers $5 to offset the costs. >> if they can privately fundraise more than $3.5 million, those funds would come back and repay the toll funds so that the total public dollars can be reduced as we are successful in raising private money. that's the objective. >> a not-for-profit called the bay bridge alliance is raising private money to help put on the events. kpix 5 is the official broadcast partner for the bay bridge alliance. so let's take a live look at the eastern span of the new bridge. we will keep you posted on plans for the bridge celebration as we count down to opening day. new discoveries in the diabetes epidemic. the real culprit to the disease. >> then how dry is it? you're going to be amazed at who was president the last time it was this dry.

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findings. >> reporter: 13-month-old kiran is on a picnic with his parents. on the menu, fresh fruit. his mom says it's a challenge keeping him away from sugary treats. >> well, one thing is what i would like to give him and another thing what he eats. [ laughter ] >> reporter: now a new study shows how the sugar that is so irresistible to kiran may be fueling a global explosion in diabetes. >> it's actually downright detrimental. >> reporter: researchers studied 175 worldwide countries focusing on what people ate and the rates of diabetes. they found calories from sugar damage the body. >> what this study shows categorically is that a calorie is not a calorie. >> reporter: extra calories may pack on weight but the study found the more calories that came from sugar, the more diabetes. for every 150 extra sugar calories a day, about the same amount in a 12-ounce can of soda, a person's risk of diabetes jumped 11 fold. >> and here in america we are not drinking one can of soda's

wore of the sugar. we are consuming 2.5. >> reporter: the sugar association says the, "blaming sugar doesn't add up and points a finger at high fructose corn syrup. those sweetener makers dispute it saying it's total carbs and starch that's the real problem. another doctor says nonsense. bottom line? >> it's very simple. three words. eat real food. >> reporter: now, dr. lustig says whether it's plain old- fashioned sugar, maple syrup, honey or other sugar is it's should go gather. the best is to have it in natural form like fruit, low in sugar, high in fiber. to get your sugar that way, you might avoid diabetes. >> real food, love it. the month of february is usually umbrella weather here in the bay area. usually but not this year. in fact, cities around the bay

seeing extremely low levels of rain. kpix 5's ann notarangelo has a look at where our local water levels stand. >> reporter: it's been a week since any rainfall and november and december deluge is but a memory. across the bay area, we are off to the driest year in decades. in san francisco, it's the driest start since 1852. lately, we have been awash in sunshine. >> the water district is continuously looking at what water supplies we have available to serve our customers. >> reporter: and the contra costa water district says it thinks it's in good shape this season even with the dry spell. >> we will probably use some of the storage that we have up in the reservoir but that's why we have it. >> reporter: e.b. m.u.d. is down to 80% of water storage which is still considered good. their reservoirs have up to three years' supply but if we don't get two to three big storms by late spring east bay municipal utilities district

says automatic triggers kick in. no one is using the word drought. >> of course, we always encourage our customers to use water wisely and don't wastewater. but there's no need to panic at this point. >> reporter: across the bay area, water districts are talking about record low rainfall but above average water storage. even in marin county which heavily relies on local rainfall, their water storage is at 97% capacity. and they don't think they will have to talk about water rationing come spring. and keep in mind, our rainy season isn't over and we could still get our fair share. >> we have in the past, i mean, there's been a miracle marches. >> reporter: which brings us back to 1852 and those parched conditions. that march, san francisco got more than 6" of rain, twice the normal amount. one can hope history is destined to repeat itself. in concord, ann notarangelo, kpix 5. >> okay. we have been teasing you with this all afternoon. what's the answer to that question? who was president in 1852?

it was millard fillmore. the bureau of reclamation says the sierra snowpack 70% of average for this time of year. and a combination of factors led it to declare this is a challenging water year. and you know what they say, too much a good thing is not necessarily a good thing. but on the upside it has been really beautiful outside. >> it has been and it's great that we did that story to let people know that that water that fell in november and december, that it went into the bank. it went into the reservoirs. so it's not as dire as the numbers may sound. so maybe we can enjoy the sunshine a little bit. show you that sunshine. we are going to take you to our dublin camera. a little breezy inland. enjoy the sunshine. concord oakland livermore all 66. santa rosa 67. you hit 70 today now right on the coastline and in the city of san francisco, we were much cooler today only 57 currently in downtown san francisco. as for what's going on around the region for tonight, it will be chilly but not as cold as

the past couple nights. fremont, livermore, concord, san jose all in the low 40s. we are dry again. 58 days into the year, it has only rained five times. count them on one hand. here's the deal. we have rain in far northern california. but this high pressure dome is just strong enough to keep this moisture up to the north may get some cloud cover moving in overnight tonight but we'll be rain-free once again. as for what's going on moving forward, we'll have an offshore wind for everybody coming up on friday so forget the 50s in san francisco. you likely will hit 70 with everybody else. warmest day will be friday. then we begin to see a change especially by sunday. the onshore flow is back as a low pressure area off to the north and west move in and by next tuesday the pattern will be different and we will have some showers here and next tuesday and next wednesday both looking like rain. 70 or friday. cooler sunday. then tuesday that's when the rain will fall.

tomorrow, it's only thursday, please enjoy the sunshine. a lot of it tomorrow. san jose 67. livermore 67. even downtown san francisco in the low 60s. 66 for palo alto. 66 for san mateo. hayward 65. walnut creek beautiful in downtown by civic park, 68 degrees for you. the tri-valley pleasanton 68. and mid-60s for san rafael. sonoma and napa likely hitting 70 tomorrow. here is your extended forecast. we are calling for low 70s on friday, cooling off on saturday, more so on sunday. monday we're in the low 60s. there's your rain. next tuesday and next wednesday. we'll be right back.

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brought down a politician. we are going to look at those stories tonight on the "cbs evening news" at 5:30, right after kpix 5 news. well, tax services usually take a third of your refund just to do your taxes. but that's what's happened to one east bay taxpayer. a lot. kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains what you need to know before you get your taxes done. >> they said it would be around of the dollars after the coupon. >> reporter: that's how much ray expected to pay, $69, to get his taxes done at this california check cashing. >> that's great for state and federal taxes being done. so i thought i'd have it done here. >> reporter: convenient and cheap or so he thought until he got his refund. >> where's the other 200 something dollars? >> reporter: he and his girlfriend were shocked when they realized more than a third of the $536 refund had been deducted from their check. the manager's explanation? >> they came up with this

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bay. those stories and much more tonight at 6:00. thank you for watching. the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. >> the latest news and weather are always on cbssf.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: tonight, a father's plea for a ban on assault weapons. >> jesse was brutally murdered. 20 minutes after i dropped him off. >> pelley: a gun ban goes before congress while in chicago the issue brings down a politician. reports from nancy cordes and dean reynolds. federal budget cuts set illegal immigrants free from detention. mark strassmann on who's being released and why. the first lady tells dr. jon lapook about a campaign to save america's children from obesity. >> but we have more work to do. we're not at the finish line yet. >> pelley: and rosa parks changed history when she sat at

the front of the bus, but tonight, you'll meet the woman who changed the law. michelle miller with an unsung heroine of civil rights. heroine of civil r captioning sponsored by cbs cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. this is the >> pelley: good evening. the cold-blooded murder of 20 first graders in newtown connecticut, sent a chill through every home in america and changed as nothing else could the national debate over gun violence. today, the senate heard testimony on a bill that would ban assault weapons, including the ar-15, the gun that was used at sandy hook. among the first witnesses was a still-grieving, father. did he change and minds? nancy cordes is on capitol hill. >> i'm jesse lewis' dad. jesse was brutally murdered... at sandy hook school december